Patent · US Active

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording device

US9639927B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
2References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 28, 2014
Grant dateMay 2, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 25, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/56
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes an abnormal portion candidate region detection unit configured to detect a candidate region of an abnormal portion based on color information of each pixel constituting an image obtained by capturing an image of an inside of a lumen of a subject, a border neighboring pixel identifying unit configured to identify a border neighboring pixel which is a pixel existing in proximity to a border of the candidate region, a feature data calculation unit configured to calculate feature data based on a pixel value of the border neighboring pixel, and an abnormal portion region distinguishing unit configured to distinguish an abnormal portion region based on the feature data.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.